You are the One Who Knows
The Rev. Canon George Maxwell
The Rev. George M. Maxwell, Jr. serves as vicar of the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, where he oversees the Cathedral’s operations and guides the development of its staff, programs, and ministries. His work is rooted in three interwoven vocations: spiritual direction, leadership, and teaching.
Spiritual direction and contemplative formation. George has completed advanced training through the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in clergy spiritual life, leadership, and spiritual guidance, and now serves Shalem as treasurer and as a member of its board and executive committee. He has served as spiritual faculty for the Episcopal Church’s CREDO program and taught in the Certificate in Spiritual Direction program at Columbia Theological Seminary, and at the Cathedral he leads small groups in contemplative practice during the week. His article “Beyond the Inner Witness: Spiritual Direction and the Contemplative Path” has been accepted for publication in the Anglican Theological Review.
Leadership. George is a founding faculty member of Learning to Lead (L2L), a diocesan course applying Adaptive Leadership principles to the church. He consults with parishes in rector searches, assists the Episcopal Church in Title IV pastoral responses, and is treasurer and former chair of the Wright House Foundation. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Georgia Justice Project, which he previously chaired. He has also served as President of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Atlanta and as chair of the Bishop’s Advisory Council for the Church of the Common Ground.
Teaching. On Sunday mornings George teaches the Old Fashioned Sunday School, and he writes an occasional series of fictional reflections, Letters to a Young Episcopalian. He has served as adjunct faculty at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.
In 2011, George was inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. He earned his Master of Divinity with a Certificate in Anglican Studies from Emory in 2004 and served as interim director of Emmaus House before joining the Cathedral staff in 2005. Before ordination, he practiced corporate law in Atlanta for twenty years, leaving Alston & Bird in 2001. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Duke University School of Law.
Letters to a Young Episcopalian »
This is a series of fictional letters by Canon George Maxwell intended for Episcopalians young and old who wonder what it means to be faithful in the world today.
Sermons ›
Show Me the Coin
Yet Being Unperfect
The Gift Before the Task
Set Me as a Seal
I've Been on a Boat
He Saw A Man
A Voice He Knew
Halfway Across